Project Grant F24AP02510
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program, provides $358,693.00 to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to assess and conserve Blanding's and spotted turtles in Michigan and Ohio over the period from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. The grant supports a range of conservation activities including wildlife surveys, habitat restoration, species monitoring, research, and data...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award for the "At-Risk Freshwater Turtle Conservation and Ecology Project in Massachusetts" is funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Adaptive Science Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.670). The $314,285.72 award aims to assess the populations and habitats of three endangered turtle species - Blanding's turtles, spotted turtles, and wood turtles - in the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area and surrounding areas. Key activities include...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $324,897 Project Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. The grant supports the "Assessment and Conservation of Blanding's and Spotted Turtles in Michigan and Ohio Phase 3" project, which commenced on January 1, 2025 and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2028. The project aims to design and implement strategic, proactive...
- The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $127,017 Project Grant under the Broad Agency Announcement (CFDA 11.015) to The Ocean Foundation to collect sea turtle genetic samples. This will contribute to conservation and management planning efforts, and improve stock assessments and status reviews for sea turtle populations. The project will run from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024. Sea turtles are important components of healthy ocean and coral reef...
- This $246,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program aims to support conservation of the endangered Spotted Turtle across its range in the Southeastern U.S. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources will lead efforts to: 1) identify priority habitats and improve habitat quality and quantity for Spotted Turtles, 2) conduct demographic assessments to evaluate population viability in six states, 3) refine sampling...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.608 - Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species) will fund research to determine nest micro-habitat availability, selection, and incubation temperatures for the threatened spotted turtle at a site in Toledo, OH. The $361,313.19 grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will support the following key objectives over the 3-year project period: Quantify the nest micro-habitat types selected by female spotted turtles...
- This $132,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), will fund genetic analysis and population modeling to help inform conservation of the gopher frog (Lithobates capito). Tangled Bank Conservation will sequence thousands of genetic loci from 1,000 existing gopher frog samples across the species' range. They will assess phylogeographic structure, identify potential distinct...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program, provides $213,333.34 to the State of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (MDWFP) for a 3-year intensive long-term study of alligator snapping turtle (AST) populations. The project has two main components: 1) mark-recapture surveys at five established AST populations across four major river...
- This $332,857 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program will support a collaborative research project to evaluate characteristics of prey biochemistry and predator foraging that contribute to thiamine deficiency complex (TDC) in lake trout populations in the Great Lakes region. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) compare the nutritional quality of prey fishes in Lakes...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $300,537.92 Project Grant to the Little Traverse Conservancy Inc., a non-profit organization based in Michigan. The grant, funded through the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608), will support the development of an ecological conditions assessment program to inform conservation management activities on over 30,000 acres of land owned and managed by the Little Traverse Conservancy and Southwest...
This $367,734.26 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program will fund a comprehensive study of the genetic population structure and health of Blanding's turtles in the Great Lakes region. The primary objectives are to: 1) Quantify the redundancy of Blanding's turtle populations by identifying distinct genetic conservation units; 2) Assess the resiliency of populations by evaluating genetic diversity, effective population sizes, and inbreeding levels; 3) Integrate Great Lakes samples into a rangewide genetic database to support anti-poaching efforts; and 4) Identify genetic corridors and habitats to bolster Blanding's turtle recovery. The awardee, Tangled Bank Conservation, will produce a detailed report on the population structure and health, make geospatial data on genetic connectivity available to agencies, create a genomic database for confiscated turtles, and disseminate findings through publications and stakeholder meetings. This project aims to provide critical information to support Blanding's turtle conservation and management across the Great Lakes region.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $246.0k | 8/6/24 |